Supreme Court Shows Interest in Medical Device Liability Laws October 8, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.’s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a...
Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Companies’ Appeal of Florida Case October 7, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the tobacco industry’s appeal of a Florida ruling that may help thousands of smokers sue...
Supreme Court Limits Workplace Harassment, Retaliation Claims June 25, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits claiming on-the-job harassment, throwing out a case filed by a black...
Will Supreme Court Enter Climate Change Debate? May 16, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama...
Supreme Court to Hear Stanford Ponzi Lawsuits, Workplace Bias Case January 21, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear four new cases, addressing matters as diverse as the reach of...
Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Kentucky Fen-Phen Lawyer December 4, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal by a Kentucky lawyer accused of cheating clients out...
Supreme Court to Hear Comcast, Amgen Cases on Class Action Limits November 6, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court considered appeals by Comcast Corp. and Amgen Inc. that could help determine what kind of evidence...
Supreme Court Weighs Key ‘Gray’ Market Copyright Case October 31, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel Several justices on the U.S. Supreme Court voiced concern on Monday about letting U.S. copyright holders block the resale inside...
Supreme Court Weighs Government Liability Under Credit Reporting Law October 3, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether the federal government could be liable for money damages by printing confidential...
Supreme Court Lets Black Brokers’ Bias Case Against Merrill Proceed October 2, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal by Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit of a ruling...